Question 1

Through a strengths-based assessment, the family social worker works to relegate problems to a secondary position behind strengths.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Why did feminist criticize family systems theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Feminists believe that the family systems theory places too much emphasis on providing people with diagnoses' instead of focusing on the root of the issue. 
B)  Feminists believe that the family systems theory does not take into account power within the family. 
C)  Feminists believe that the family systems theory generalizes concerns without focusing on all of the issues at hand. 
D)  Feminists believe that the family systems theory explores gender roles too much without placing value on family members as individuals.

Question 3

Fewer than ___ percent of families conform the traditional nuclear family structure in which the mother stays home and the father works?

Accepted Answer

A)  10% 
B)  25% 
C)  30% 
D)  50%

Question 4

Standardized measures are prepared by experts in their areas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Qualitative measurement involves assigning a number to something that someone is evaluating such as self-esteem.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Range of emotions can be divided into two major categories including:

Accepted Answer

A)  Welfare emotions and emergency emotions 
B)  Communicative emotions and strength based emotions 
C)  Reciprocal emotions and clear emotions 
D)  Process emotions and structured emotions

Question 7

_______ is the process whereby appropriate behaviors are recognized and reinforces, thus increasing the probability of these behaviors occurring in the future.

Accepted Answer

A)  Extinction 
B)  Time-out 
C)  Role-playing 
D)  Positive reinforcement

Question 8

Several family workers stressed the importance of seeing families in their homes including:

Accepted Answer

A)  Virginia Satir and Alfred Adler 
B)  Mary Richmond and Nathan Ackerman 
C)  Abraham Maslow and Monica McGoldrik 
D)  Aaron Beck and Erik Erickson

Question 9

Which of the following most reflects an overview of the "Stages of Change" model developed by Prochaska and Diclemente:

Accepted Answer

A)  That when a problem arises individuals progress through different phases of admitting and taking action on the problem. 
B)  A change in one family member affects all of the family members. 
C)  The family as a whole is more than the sum of its parts 
D)  Even healthy families have stressful times that impact their lives.

Question 10

You can have a valid instrument that is unreliable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What are some advantages that family social workers within a home or community have over office based interventions?

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

With regards to the presenting problem the social worker speaks with each family member to obtain his or her unique perspective on the problem.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The book indicates that historically family social work has:

Accepted Answer

A)  Focused on what was going wrong instead of what was going right. 
B)  Focused on what was going right instead of what was going wrong. 
C)  Has not focused on the issues at hand at all. 
D)  Has only focused on strengths.

Question 14

Another name for buffers to protect against risk is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Protective factor 
B)  Strength based perspective 
C)  Protagonist factors 
D)  Anti risk factor

Question 15

What areas should a family social worker explore when assessing a families view of appropriate child behavior?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What areas should a family social worker...

Question 16

Self-determination involves the client's right and responsibility to agree to what they will do.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What percentages of families terminate work after six to ten sessions?

Accepted Answer

A)  20% 
B)  40% 
C)  60% 
D)  80%

Question 18

Reading past case notes might with some disadvantages including all but the following:

Accepted Answer

A)  The family might have progressed past where it was since being in family social work. 
B)  The family social worker might have biases as a result of the notes. 
C)  The theoretical framework might slant the new worker. 
D)  The case notes might alert the family social worker to special issues and risks of working with the particular family.

Question 19

Risk factors may be timed-limited or ongoing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What is the purpose of reframing?

Accepted Answer

A)  To help the family social worker explain, describe, or teach a concept to a family. 
B)  To develop a comprehensive understanding of the ways the family experiences the world. 
C)  To raise awareness by presenting information that the client is overlooking or failing to identify. 
D)  To remove a situation from an old context and placing it in a new context that defines it equally well.

Exam 1: An Introduction to Family Social Work Questionaire

Through a strengths-based assessment, the family social worker works to relegate problems to a secondary position behind strengths.

Why did feminist criticize family systems theory?

Fewer than ___ percent of families conform the traditional nuclear family structure in which the mother stays home and the father works?

Standardized measures are prepared by experts in their areas.

Qualitative measurement involves assigning a number to something that someone is evaluating such as self-esteem.

Range of emotions can be divided into two major categories including:

_______ is the process whereby appropriate behaviors are recognized and reinforces, thus increasing the probability of these behaviors occurring in the future.

Several family workers stressed the importance of seeing families in their homes including:

Which of the following most reflects an overview of the "Stages of Change" model developed by Prochaska and Diclemente:

You can have a valid instrument that is unreliable.

What are some advantages that family social workers within a home or community have over office based interventions?

With regards to the presenting problem the social worker speaks with each family member to obtain his or her unique perspective on the problem.

The book indicates that historically family social work has:

Another name for buffers to protect against risk is:

What areas should a family social worker explore when assessing a families view of appropriate child behavior?

Self-determination involves the client's right and responsibility to agree to what they will do.

What percentages of families terminate work after six to ten sessions?

Reading past case notes might with some disadvantages including all but the following:

Risk factors may be timed-limited or ongoing.

What is the purpose of reframing?